Collar button



Aug. 5 1924. 1,503,867

v c. WEAVER COLLAR BUTTON Filed Nov, l, 1922 Patented Aug. 5, 1924.

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CARTTER WEAVER, or rmTsBUns-H, PENNSYLVANIA.

COLLAR BUTTON.

Application led November 1, 1922.

citizen of the United States, residing at .i Pittsburgh, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Collar Buttons, of which the following is a, speciiication. i Y

This invention relatesv to shirt studs or collar buttons, and is an improvement upon the construction shown, described and claimed in my kprior application for collar button, tiled November 5, 1921, Serial No. 513,066.

The, object ot' the present invention-is to provide a collar-button of the same general type illustrated in my said prior application, but particularly arranged for effective reduction in girth of a shirt neckband and enabling a normal or properly sized collar to be used with an over-sized shirt or one in which a neckband has stretched or the button `holes have 4become tornor enlarged.

Further objects of the invention are in part obvious and'in part will appear `more in detail hereinafter.

In the drawings, Fig. 1 represents a front view of one embodiment of thek invention as the same lies in place when worn; Fig. 2 is a side elevation from the lett in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation on the line 3--3, Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrows and illustrating the collar stud elevated; Fig. 4 is a sectional plan view on the line 4 4, Fig. 2 and illustrating the button and button hole strips of a shirt in place; and Figs. 5, 6 and 7 are views corresponding respectively to Figs; V4, 1 and 2 and illustrating a modification.

In the description and claims hereafter the button will be described assuming it to be in place upon the wearer and the words horizontah verticah right, lett etc., should be so understood, also, front means outwardly from the neckband and backf or rear means toward the neck.

The button shown in the drawings oomprises a base or body portion 1 shown as a.

rounded metal pla-te on which are supported a suitable number (three being shown) ot studs to which the ends of the shirt neckband and collar are attached. More particularly, the button includes a centrally disposed stud 2 adapted to receive or to extend through the button holes in both ends of the Serial No. 598.396.

collar and on either side of which are located a right stud 3 and "a left stud 4 adapted to respectively receive or to be passed through the button hole at the upper ends ot the button hole strip 5 and button strip 6 respectively, of the shirt. Theretore, notwitl standing abnormal overlapping at the ncckoand et' the button and button hole stripsas shown in Fig. 4, and a consequent rednction in etlective girth of thev shirt neckband., the collar ends attached to t-he stud 2 are symmetrically arranged and centrally disposed relative to the studs 3 and 4. In this respect the button here shown is similar to that ci" my prior application above referred to.

Provision is made for abnormal overlapping of the button hole and button hole strips, for which purpose the studs 3, 4, while lying at the same horizontalxlevel, are offset relativeto each other from front to rear, and more particularly the right hand stud 3 for receiving thebutton hole strip is advanced or in front ot the left hand stud 4 for receiving thebutton strip. In the arrangement shown in Figs. 1 to 4, inclusive, the stud 4 projects forwardly from the front of the base plate to which it is vertically attached in any suitable manner, such as by riveting. The stud 3 is shown as directly attached to an arm 3a which extends around the upper horizontal edge of the shirt neckband and the body portion oic which lies upwardly with the back plate 1, as shown in Fig. 2. In the form shown in Figs. 5, 6 and 7 the lett hand stud 4 extends rearwardly from the main body plate 1 and the right hand stud 3 extends forwardly therefrom, so that both studs are directly attached to the back plate 1 and no arm, such as the arm 8a, is required. Either form enables the two ends of the shirt neckband to be abnormally overlapped and the effective girth of the neckband to be reduced.

The stud 2 to which the ends ot' the collar are connected also lies at the same horizontal level as the studs 3, 4 but is olf-set toward the Jfront therefrom because the collar lies outside of the shirt neckband. This collar receiving stud is therefore also carried by a suitable member extending aroundan edge of the shirt neckband and in the form shown in the drawings is carried by an arm 7 supported at the upper edge of the plate 1 and extends downwardly and upwardly thereto.

Q5/aid arm may be rigid or detaohably connected'to the back plate,rsnch as by a simple snap fastener device, but in the drawing is shown as arrange-d on a button 8 carried by Harige 9 of the back plate.

In use of the device the two ends of the shirt neckband are attached to their respec tive studs 4 and 3 in abnorn'ially overlapped Y' relation, as shown in Figs. 4- and During this operation the arin 7 carrying the collar stud is held elevated. SaidY arm is then f dropped to the'position shown in Figs. l and (i and the ends of the collar are attached to the stud 2 in the usual manner.

Thisbutton is a simple shirt size red using button which canvbe made at 'low Cost and of any suitableinaterlal and which not thick or bulky and takes little more room if any than the ordinary collar button.

What I claim is: l. A collar button, Comprising a body Vportion provided with a plurality ot neckband` and collar receiving studs, and means eX- Atending around the upper horizontal edge of body portion, three studs carried thereby, Y

one for receiving the collar ends and two others for receiving each an end of the shirt neckband, and means extending around the upper edge of the shirt neekband for supporting two of said studs. I

4. A collar button, comprising a base or body portion, three studs carried thereby7 one for receiving the `collar ends and two others tor receiving eac-h an endotthe shirt neck-band, and-f means entend-ing around the upper edge of the shirt neekband for supporting a collar stud andat least one of the A Y' shirt neokband studs. Y

5. A eoliar button,g comprising a base or body portion, three studs carriedthereby,

one for receiving the collar .ends and two others for receiving each an end of the shirt:l

neekband, an arm extending around the upper edge of the shirt neokband forxcarrying A a studpand another arm extending around theV upper edge of .the shirt neeiband. for

carrying one ofsaid neekband studs.

6. Aeollar button, comprising a base,

rightand` left neekband receiving 'studs oon,- y

nected thereto,the right stud beingoff-set Vforwardly vfrom the left stud,and a Collar receiving stud also carried by said base.Y

7. A collar button, comprising a base,-

right and lett' neclrbandreceiving studs-oonneeted thereto, the rightstud being `oil-set forwardly from the left stud, and means eX- tending around the upper edge'vof the shirt neokb'and for kcarrying said right neekband stud, 'and a collarstud also carried by said base. Y Y Y Y 8. A collar but-ton, comprising a base,

right and lett neclrband receiving studs carried thereby, the right stud being off-set forwardly Vfrom the left stud,rand a collar receivinginember extending aroundthe upper edge ofthe shirt neolzband.

9. A collarfbutton,V Comprising a base,V

right( and left neckbandfreceiving studs carried thereby, the right stud beingot'ffset forwardlyfrom the left stud, and acollar receiving member extendingV around the upper edge of the shirtneokbandand hinged to said base. 1

In testimony whereof I hereby affix niT signature. *A

CARTTER WEAVER. Y 

